netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3] Add support of Cavium Liquidio ethernet adapters

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Date:	Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:26:38 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	Raghu Vatsavayi <rvatsavayi@...iumnetworks.com>
Cc:	<davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Derek Chickles <derek.chickles@...iumnetworks.com>,
	Satanand Burla <satananda.burla@...iumnetworks.com>,
	Felix Manlunas <felix.manlunas@...iumnetworks.com>,
	Raghu Vatsavayi <raghu.vatsavayi@...iumnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3] Add support of Cavium Liquidio ethernet
 adapters

On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 19:25:19 -0800
Raghu Vatsavayi <rvatsavayi@...iumnetworks.com> wrote:

> +/**
> + * \brief Alloc net device
> + * @param size Size to allocate
> + * @param nq how many queues
> + * @returns pointer to net device structure
> + */
> +static inline struct net_device *liquidio_alloc_netdev(int size, int nq)
> +{
> +	if (nq > 1)
> +		return alloc_netdev_mq(size, "lio%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
> +				       ether_setup, nq);
> +	else
> +		return alloc_netdev(size, "lio%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
> +				    ether_setup);
> +}

There is no need for the (nq > 1) test, just do:
> +		return alloc_netdev_mq(size, "lio%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
> +				       ether_setup, nq);

Also, why does this device not have standard ethernet naming?
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